Word Origin & History

litigious late 14c., "fond of disputes," from L. litigiosus "contentious, quarrelsome," from litigium "dispute, strife," related to litigare (see litigation). Meaning "fond of engaging in lawsuits" is from 1620s. Earlier in English than litigate or litigation (q.v.).

Example Sentences for litigious

The Frazer Institute was incorporated in 1870 and opened to the public in 1885 after a long delay from litigious actions.

The general disposition was choleric, pugnacious, litigious.

Noakes, John O', a fictitious name for a litigious person, used by lawyers in actions of ejectment.

It was not a company to sympathize deeply with such a litigious spirit.

If the spirit be not tamed and broken by these happy methods, it is stubborn and litigious.

Other claims have been personal or litigious; these are historic.

The five hundred thousand odd Irish tenants are the most litigious creatures alive.

"He didn't; he said laste," says Kit, who is plainly in a litigious mood.

The tenants were not going to be frustrated by that—being Irishmen and litigious, which is one and the same thing.

The mountaineer is not only a born fighter but he is also litigious by nature and tradition.